He was named in the 2016 Panama Papers leak.[3] Bouchouareb was the sole owner of Royal Arrival Corp. through which he held a Swiss bank account at NBAD Private Bank SA. The management of the company was executed through a Luxembourg company called Compagnie d'Etude et de Conseil.[4] The Swiss bank account held approximately 700,000 euros which was illegal under Algerian law.
On 1 July 2020, Bouchouareb was sentenced to 20 years in prison on corruption charges.[5]
In March 2025, the French courts refused to extradite Abdeslam Bouchouareb to Algeria, believing that an extradition could have "exceptionally serious consequences" due to his health and age.[6]
